Crack filling tool



Sept. l0, 1940. P. K. BARRETT 2,214,219

' CRACK FILLING TooL Y' 'Filed- March 22, 1939 INVENTOR. Paa/ f Barre/fl ATTORNEY,

Patented Sept. 10, 1940 UNITED STATES anni@ rara @FFME Claims.

My invention relates to a tool for filling cracksin plastered walls orthe like and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a tool for forcing plastic ma- 5 terials into cracksin. cracked walls so that the cracks may be entirely filled to thebottom;

Second, to provide a tool of this class with a resilient plasticmaterial containing pocket, the walls of said pocket being yieldable sothat when pressure is brought to bear the plastic material is forced bypressure into the cracks entirely filling the same;

Third, to provide a tool of this class which is Very effective for bothlling the crack and for picking up the excess plastic material leftaround the crack to be utilized for further lling of cracks;

Fourth, to provide a tool of this class which may be operated by onehand of the opera-tor and wall cracks filled very rapidly andeffectively;

Fifth, to provide a tool of this class in which there is little or nowaste of the plastic material in filling the crack; and y Sixth, toprovide a tool of this class which is very simple and economical toconstruct, efficient in its action and which will not readilydeteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claimsreference being had to the accompanying drawing and t0 the characters ofreference thereon which form a part of this application in which:

Figure l is a side elevational view of my crack filling tool in its formready for use; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the plastic materialcontainer compressed as the tool is when the material is being forcedinto the cracks and Showing varied position by dash lines; Fig. 3 isabottom view of the tool; Fig. 4 a sectional view taken from the line Qof Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken from the line5 5 of Fig. l.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawing:

'Ihe handle member I is a substantially rectangular shaped memberpreferably made of wood provided with a lower flat side la which formsthe base for the resilient plastic supporting pocket member 2 which willbe hereinafter described.

This handle member l is provided with two (Cl. l2-136) grooves lb and icin its opposite sides adapted to receive the fingers on one side and thethumb on the opposite side, while the palm of the hand rests on theupper surface ld. This handle member i is substantially four to veinches 5 long, two and one-half to three inches wide and one andone-quarter inches thick. Secured to the ilat base portion ict is theresilient plastic supporting pocket 2 which is substantially the sameshape as the handle member i and is se- 10 cured thereto by gluing orotherwise and is preierably made of sponge rubber. This sponge rubber isprovided with an open pocket 2a. which is substantially oval shaped andpreferably provided with tapered walls 2b and 2c. It is also 16preferred to have a small amount of the sponge rubber back of the pocket2a designated 2d. It is also preferred to have the lower surfaceengaging portion bevelled as shown at 2e so that when this member 2 iscompressed for forcing 20 plastic material in the cracks, the portionaround the pocket will be slightly more compact than the rest. It willbe here noted, however, that the pocket 52a, may have straight walls andthe lower surface may be straight if desir-ed. Also 25 the portion backof the pocket between the pocket and handle l may be omitted, ifdesir-ed.

The operation of my crack filling tool is substantially as follows. Theplastic or other material used for filling the cracks is placed in the30 pocket 2a. by pressing the member 2 into a container with thematerial and the pocket will be lled with the plastic material. Then thetool is placed over the crack longitudinally with the crack with thehand of the operator grasping 35 the handle with the fingers in one ofthe grooves ib and the thumb in the other groove and the palm of thehandresting on the flat portion id. Then the device is pressed by usingconsiderable pressure compressing the walls around the pocket andforcing the material from the pocket into the crack. This is done bypressing, then moving, then pressing again, then moving and pressingalong the crack until most of the material is used from the pocket inthe crack. It may 45 be positioned against the wall either sideways orendways with one side raised slightly and the material may be swipedfrom the surface of the wall into the pocket and used for fillingpurposes as hereinbefore described. 50

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited tothis particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire toinclude in the scope 55 member, a resilient plastic supporting pocket"member secured directly thereto, ,the pocket therein extending outwardlycentrally from the handle, and the walls of said pocket being formed sothat they converge inwardly.

3. In a crack lling tool of the class described, the combination of arigid hand grasping handle member, a resilient plastic supporting pocketmember secured directly thereto, the pocket therein extending outwardlycentrally from the handle, the Walls of said pocket being formed so thatthey converge inwardly, and the base of said pocket being bevelledupwardly and outwardly from the pocket.

4. In a crack lling tool of the class described, the combination of ahandle member provided with a base surface, and a piece of sponge rubbersecured to said base surface and substantially coextensive therewithprovided with a single elongated plastic supporting pocket in its outersurface spaced from the side and end walls of said sponge rubber.

5. In a crack lling tool of the class described,

the combination of a handle member provided with a flat` base surface, apiece of sponge rubber secured to said base surface and substanvtiallycoextensive therewith provided with a single elongated plasticsupporting pocket in its outer surface spaced from the side and endwalls of said sponge rubber, said pocket provided with inwardlyconverging Walls. PAUL K. BARRETT.

